43/43. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2803 — Women Removing Garments
What Has Been Related About Entering The Hammam (Public Bath)
Hadith About Women Removing Garments Outside Home
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2803
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2803
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ الْهُذَلِيِّ، أَنَّ نِسَاءً، مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصَ أَوْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ دَخَلْنَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتُنَّ اللاَّتِي يَدْخُلْنَ نِسَاؤُكُنَّ الْحَمَّامَاتِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَضَعُ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا إِلاَّ هَتَكَتِ السِّتْرَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ رَبِّهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Abu Al-Malih Al-Hudhali Narrated from:
Some Women From The Inhabitants Of Hims, Or From The Inhabitants Of Ash-Sham Entered Upon 'Aishah, So She Said: "Are You Those Whose Women Enter The Hammamat? I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Saying: 'No Woman Removes Her Garments In Other Than The House Of Her Husband Except That She Has Torn The Screen Between Herself And Her Lord.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2803In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 76English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2803
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2803
This hadith about women removing garments outside the husband’s house is a strong reminder about modesty and privacy. Some women from Hims or Ash-Sham entered upon Aishah, and she asked about women entering hammamat. She then narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that no woman removes her garments in other than the house of her husband except that she has torn the screen between herself and her Lord. The wording is serious, so the explanation must stay careful. The hadith does not discuss every possible modern case. It directly warns against careless removal of clothing in a place outside the protected setting mentioned in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- A woman’s privacy and covering are treated with great care in the narration.
- The hadith warns against removing garments outside the husband’s house.
- Aishah used this teaching when speaking about women entering hammamat.
